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Rice Paper On
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Adventure! The process begins with creating the color
palette then pouring with different shaped containers onto the
rice paper. The paper is so delicate it must be mounted on the
canvas using only my hands - no brush, roller or other tool. The
final piece is protected with three to four coats of acrylic. I
use a suspension frame to give a finished look. |
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Moku Style -
Chinese Brush |
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ink" is loose, fast and carefree. Absorbent, thin rice paper
and pointed brushes of many sizes are used. The ink is freshly
ground and the colors are tiny chips made of vegetable dyes mixed
with water. The brush painter may not outline on the paper or
correct by painting over an area. All the colors are loaded on the
brush at one time, and the artist must proceed courageously with
intent, spirit, vitality and a sense of abandon. (This is the
most commonly used style and best illustrated in the art galleries
of horses, birds, flowers and bamboo.) |
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Petite Collage |
| Roma also
uses a style of Petite Collage by embellishing with line work over
a previously painted segment of rice paper |
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Chinese Pour
and Ink |
| Free
Pour
is an ancient Asian technique. The colors/ink are poured at random
on the flat piece of rice paper. After the colors "walked
about" and have been absorbed, and then dried, Roma can add
more color and/or line work to further define the abstraction. |
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Japanese
Shikishi Board |
| Painting on
a Japanese Shikishi Board is an "experience!" The rice
paper has been mounted on both sides of a stiff cardboard. The
paint/ink is applied in sections, then the board can be tipped or
shaken to move the paint. The results are often the most exciting
because of the unpredictability of the method. |
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